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Below are the latest additions made to the Spectrum/Muskateer Website!
Click here to see the updates from 2002
Click here to see the updates from 2001
Newest updates always listed on top.
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What's New? | |
Click here to see the updates from 2002
Click here to see the updates from 2001
Newest updates always listed on top.
Unfortunately, this past year hasn't gone exactly as planned and much of the free time spent on the website has evaporated. Since there were so few new files this year, we decided to cancel our annual End of Year Awards for 2003. Hopefully there will be enough new material to bring them back next year to cover this two year period.
Just a small update this time around. Over in the Forum in the Sneak Peak folder you'll find several snippets of files not yet completed. I added the prologue to Young Champions #27 a few weeks back. Now you'll find the opening scene to Lost Heroes #8 which explains just how Jamie survived all these years and the prologue to Muskateer #27.
Also, for those following the Young Champions, check out the latest posts of Crucible in the Forum starting with Post #24 as the YC team is appearing!
Over in the Q Files section we have the final installments of the original Lost Heroes game with Lost Heroes #57-60.
Enjoy the small update and sneak peaks. Happy Holidays and let's hope that 2004 turns out to be a more productive year for the site!
Over in the Frontier lands, the Seekers go down the shaft in Frontier #89-90. Look for a very surprising development in Zynara! The Company of the Sword explores Karn's Keep in Sword of Doom # 48.
The strangeness continues in Lost Heroes #50-53 as the identity of the aliens is revealed! Only two more files to go on this very unusual series!
Over in the Frontier lands, the Seekers battle a demon in Frontier #86-87 and then discover an Elder artifact in Frontier #88. And, once again, special thanks to Muskateer for doing the basic conversions for these files!
The Company wraps up their battle against the trolls in Sword of Doom # 45-47.
First we've opened up chat room!
Secondly, we've started a Sneak Peak thread over in the Forum unveiling parts of uncompleted files. First up we have most of the first issue of Tigress mini-series that Muskateer started a few years back!
The aliens attack Alpha Base in Lost Heroes #47-49!
Over in the Frontier lands, the Seekers have several nasty encounters in Frontier #82-83 & Frontier #84-85. Special thanks to Muskateer for doing the basic formatting for these files! Also, the New Frontier game has started on the forum, continuing Validar's adventures in the Frontier lands! Check it out! Or join in on the fun!
We wrap up this update with Sword of Doom # 42-44 as the Company has a close encounter of the troll kind!
Enjoy!
In the Frontier #80 & Frontier #81 the Seekers engage in the great mule debate and encounter a viscious monster in the wilds.
Elsewhere, the Company continues to explore Karn's Keep while the search for more survivors of Raith's party gets underway in Sword of Doom # 40-41.
First off we have a new BIO for Whitney Parks in the Normals & Neutral's Handbook. Also we have the BIO and Character Sheet for the Things replacement: Dreadnought over in the Avenger's Handbook! (Sorry, no pic yet for TK.)
Daigon's BIO has been updated due to the changes she's gone through in the Crucible game. Check it out in the Most Wanted Handbook.
I've gone through and broke up the Gallery page into more managable chunks and added several new pics. In Rogue's Gallery A-L you can find new picks for Affrighter, Dark Seraph, Hellfire, and Leech. In Rogue's Gallery M-Z there is the Monster.
Also new is the Crucible Gallery with three pics. Gargoyle by his player, Goldstar, and Serena.
Enjoy!
This week we debute the second longest running Champions game, the LA Knights. Picking up from events in New Crusaders posts we have LA Knights #1-4.
Also, check out Crucible #6 post in the forum for a note on what's new with me and how it affects the website. In the meantime, enjoy the new files! I'll do the D&D half of this update next!
In Crusaders #51-54 we have the exciting conclusion to Target: Hero. Will the heroes save the Sorceress in time?
The hunt for Tarantula continues and Solitaire returns in Lost Heroes #41-44.
In the New Crusaders section, the Freedom Squad takes on Grond on the beaches of LA in Freedom Squad #1-3
We wrap up the Gatherer of Souls storyline and the Seekers decide what to do next in Frontier #76-77 and Frontier #78-79.
Elsewhere in the Frontier lands, the Company of the Sword squares off against Corley and Ariel in Sword of Doom #37-39.
The Crusaders attempt to complete their escape from the DEMON trap in Crusaders #49-50. But not everyone makes it out alive.
In the distant future, the identity of the killer has been revealed! But can they capture him in Lost Heroes #37-40?
We return to the New Crusaders game. This time we check out the actions of various soloists in New Crusaders: the Soloists. Look for the first Q appearance of a character from the Crucible game!
The Seekers contend with the Gatherer of Souls in Frontier #73 and Frontier #74-75. Meanwhile, the mystery around Corley and Ariel grows in Sword of Doom #35-36.
Can the Crusaders escape from DEMON's underwater base? Find out in Crusaders #46-48! While dealing with all their problems, the Lost Heroes are surprised when new arrivals show up out of the blue in Lost Heroes #34-36. To round out the Champions section, we have the final chapter to Troubleshooters in Troubleshooters #17-21.
In the Frontier lands, its the weddings of Stephanie & Finrod and Blod & Zynara in Frontier #68-69. Later they discover something strange in the caverns underneath Gateway in Frontier #70-72. Ehlonna gives the Company her gift in Sword of Doom #32-34.
The first few posts for the Crucible game, sat in the same world as our stories, have been posted in the Forum. Check'm out!
In the Champions games, the Crusaders search for the Sorceress leads them to an underwater DEMON base in Crusaders #43-45. The Lost Heroes contend with a killer in their midst in Lost Heroes #27-33. The Troubleshooters finally encounter the aliens in Troubleshooters #12-16.
In the Frontier lands, the final battle for Gateway is held in Frontier #66 and then the after battle festivities in Frontier #67. The Company reunites in Sword of Doom #30-31
The battles at the Appleton Mall continue and what happened to the Sorceress? Find out in Crusaders #40-42. In the distant future, the Lost Heroes continue to explore Alpha Base and find some things best left undisturbed in Lost Heroes #23-26. The Troubleshooters encounter an alien probe in Troubleshooters #9-11.
The Seekers go on the offensive in Frontier #62-63 and Frontier #64-65. Elsewhere, the Company has split up to handle several different tasks in Sword of Doom #28-29.
Also, our conversion from Thing to Dreadnought continues. All issues of Spectrum and X-Factor have now been converted over.
Enjoy!
The Q version of Target: Hero begins in Crusaders #38-39. That's the module that featured Daigon! The situation takes a sudden turn in Lost Heroes #20-22 as some of the details about what is going on are revealed! And in Troubleshooters #7-8 the team begins to investigate the aliens.
On the fantasy side of things, the Seekers engage in the enemy in Frontier #56-59 and then recover from the battle in Frontier #60-61. The Company of the Sword explores the Zombie Masters catacombs in Sword of Doom #26-27.
In Crusaders #35-37 we have the conclusions of Imperials' takeover bid and the resolution of the Nightingale sub-plot. Spinadria attacks in Lost Heroes #18-19 and the mission begins in Troubleshooters #5-6.
In the Frontier lands, the Seekers depart the ruined city in Frontier #50-53 and are not happy at what they find once they reach Gateway in Frontier #54-55! Elsewhere, the Company engages the Zombie Master in final battle in Sword of Doom #23-25!
Now get back to work on your returns!
Things continue to get strange in the distant future as Spinadira is revealed in Lost Heroes #16-17. The Troubleshooters get organized in Troubleshooters #3-4.
Its the final battle with Woodstalker in Frontier #48 and then the aftermath in Frontier #49. Elsewhere, the Company of the Sword closes in on the Zombie Master in Sword of Doom #20-22.
A new Champs game premieres this week-- Troubleshooters! Troubleshooters was a game set in its own reality and separate from the Crusaders Universe. The game world was very much like our own, but things like ESP, aliens, and Magic were real. Think of the X-Files before there actually was the X-Files! Check out Troubleshooters #1-2 for this short-lived, but very unusual game.
The battle at the ruined city continues in Frontier #44-45 and Frontier #46-47. The Company returns to the graveyard of the Zombie Master in Sword of Doom #17-19. Will they meet with better success this time out? Enjoy the new/old stuff!
Over in the Frontier lands, the Seekers plan to assualt in the ruined city in Frontier #41. The assault begins in Frontier #42-43. The Company of the Sword engages the forces of the Zombie Master in Sword of Doom #14-16.
If you've been following along in the Forum, then you've heard that we've decided to remove our last comic book based character, namely the Thing. He's now going to be called Dreadnought and that change starts in this file. More details about this on the forum. Enjoy!
No Crusaders files this time around. I need to move the Cplus gang a bit further along as the two titles are going to permanently merge shortly. In the meantime, I've added a Miscellaneous section to the Champions Page. Opening up this new section is the short lived Crusaders West game that Muskateer ran. All six posts of this title are included.
On the D&D side of things, the battle with the giants concludes in Frontier #38-39. Then the Seekers come across a ruined city in Frontier #40. Else where, the Company of the Sword makes their plans to take on the Zombie Master in Sword of Doom #12-13.
The new file is Muskateer #26 which continues Muskateer's quest to find the Enchantress on Terra Nova.
For the Q Files, there is the usual triple treat of Champions posts. Things continue to get stranger in Crusaders and the heroes start to get some idea that something is not right. That and more in Crusaders #19-21! Meanwhile, the Equinox team runs into members of the Seven Horsemen in Crusaders Plus #18-20. Lastly, the battle with the Lizard from Beyond the Stars wraps up in Lost Heroes #8-9.
Over in the Frontier lands, the Seekers are shocked when Validar returns! Find out the details in Frontier #35 and Frontier #36-37. The Company of the Sword travels down the dark path and into a strange forest in Sword of Doom #10-11.
Over in the Frontier Lands, the Seekers finally capture Wendy and welcome several new members to their ranks in Frontier #31-32 and Frontier #33-34. Meanwhile, the Company of the Sword reaches Gerald's Fort in Sword of Doom #8-9. Enjoy!
Look for another Q Files update in just a few days!
The Company of the Sword finally sees battle in Sword of Doom #5-7 and the Seekers come face to face with the Mountain Monster in Frontier #25-27 and Frontier #28-30!
Rounding out the Champs portion of the Q files is Lost Heroes #2-3 wherein our temporarily displaced heroes try to learn more information about their situation while getting ready for new arrivals on two fronts!
On the D&D front, we have another double dip of the Frontier. Frontier #20-22 features the Seeker taking on the Hextor Temple in Whispering Hollow, while Frontier #23-24 deals with the aftermath of that clash.
Lastly, the Company of the Sword gets themselves organized in Sword of Doom #3-4! Enjoy!
We are also introducing a new series with this update: Lost Heroes! Other than the name, this Lost Heroes has nothing in common with the series on the main portion of the site. This is the story of seven individuals with super powers in a bleak future. Hmmm-- maybe they have more in common than I first thought! Check out Lost Heroes #1.
On the D&D side of things we've got another double dip of the Frontier covering six posts! (With no arguments or on going discussions, the posts got much smaller!) In Frontier #14-16 the Seekers begin to explore Whispering Hollow, while in Frontier #17-18 the group prepares to raid the Hextor temple.
Plus we have a new D&D title: Sword of Doom. This was a companion game to the Frontier. The two games merged, but with Frontier running at double updates, I'm starting it now so that when the two do merge they'll both be close to each other. So, meet the Company of the Sword in Sword of Doom #1-2!
The Equinox team takes a turn for the strange in Crusaders Plus #6-7. The secret of the rings are revealed along with the true identity of Alyssa! Plus, look for an appearance by a certain flying goblin!
There's another double dip of the Frontier. Frontier #10-11 features the conclusion of the combat with the ankhegs and the start of the newest debate, while in Frontier #12-13 the Seekers arrive at Whispering Hollow.
As a special favor to Muskateer, we have a double update for the Frontier! In Frontier #5-6 the Seekers arrive in Gateway. Then they begin their first adventure in the Frontier #7-9.
In the Champions section, there is a trio of updates. Separate trails had lead a group of heroes to the airport. See what they find in Crusaders #3-4. Look for the debut of Imperial!
Crusaders Plus is a new section for Champions. Cplus was a companion title to Crusaders in the early days that I ran. We have two files in this area. The first is Nazgul #1 which continues his solo adventures. This all leads into Crusaders Plus #1-2 where more new characters are introduced. Enjoy!
We're adding a new feature to the site. I've been transfering my old Q-Link files to my PC as of late. Now we're going to be re-posting our old Q-link games here on the site! These were Message Based games that we ran featuring a whole host of PC's. Much of this is going to be new to you guys, some of it will seem familiar, and a few familiar faces in different places will pop up as well. This can all be accessed from the Q Files page!
We've collected these old posts into batch files featuring multiple posts. They have been edited for spelling and grammar, but otherwise are what was originally written all those years ago. Each section also features new commentary by me to help explain who people are and what is going on.
To kick off the Q Files, I have 3 reprints to share with you. The first is New Cruaders #1-4. This was the sample post I linked from the Forum, but it now includes my commentary. Next there is Crusaders #1-2, which was where everything on Q-Link began.
The last reprint is from my D&D game, The Frontier. Its important as much of Spectrums writing endeavors are based on this world, as the alternate Earth of Terra Nova. We open the this section with Frontier #1-2.
There you go! Something old, but something new to get you throught those long, cold winter nights.